A Liberating Hope

There come moments when individuals and institutions must decide when to proclaim that which is right and speak truth to power. From the literal inception of black spirituality and Christianity, at its core theologically, it continues to be liberating by its very nature. Recently, The Reverend Jeremiah Wright of Chicago and Pastor of Sen. Barack Obama has come under extreme criticism for his liberating thoughts and critical condemnation of our country. He has been quoted as suggesting that God will somehow damn America because of her policies both domestic and international. I am of the belief that not only were his comments appropriate but patriotic in their intent. However, as continues to be the case, political critics and religious right conservatives have diluted and taken his thoughts out of context for their cause, conservatism.